José Arcadio’s ring
In our special supplement, we pair characters from fiction with truly imaginative – but entirely real – jewellery. Here, José Arcadio, from “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, wears a ring by Van Cleef & Arpels
“His hands were pale, with green veins and fingers that were like parasites, and he wore a solid gold ring with a round sunflower opal on his left index finger. When he opened the street door Aureliano did not have to be told who he was to realise that he came from far away.”
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel García Márquez
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